Hisaya Ito Movies

One of the earliest Japanese cop films following a mysterious killing on the last train to Mitaka, Tokyo.

"Shacho" comedy about the president of a salt manufacturing company.

Toho comedy shot in Tohoscope featuring performances from the Peanuts and the Crazy Cats. Original released alongside another Toho comedy, King Kong...

Thriller about a narcotics investigator uncovering a dope ring.

Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, the drama, set in the brothels of Shimabara in post-war Kyoto, is a moving look at the lives of women of tenacity and...

Story of romance and rivalry between two ad agencies vying for the same account with a pharmaceutical firm.

A group of criminals whose diamond heist goes wrong retreat to a WWII era bunker where tensions begin to rise.

Takashi, who took the blame when his father shot a gangster, returns home after serving a four-year sentence, only to find it infested with yakuza...

The orphaned son of a count who was assassinated by his subordinates in a conspiracy during the Pacific War becomes obsessed with taking revenge on...

Fusako, a girl raised in a geisha house, tries to escape her dark past and faces repeated heartbreaks. After an unexpected pregnancy, she has an...

A film adaptation of Rikuo Honjo's novel "Ishikari River".

Agent Jiro Kitami attempts to stop a smuggling ring from shipping arms to Vietcong guerrillas.

Apparently a baseball drama starring real-life stars Nagashima (The Babe Ruth of Japanese Baseball) and teammate Oh-known collectively as ON-from the...

Salaryman comedy.

In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western diplomats, to take them to the Canaries and arrange an...

Sazae's wish came true and she got married to Masuo. The two ended up living together at Sazae's parents' home, the Isono family. However, the...

The fourth "Diary of a Successful Salaryman" feature.

Three bankers, out on holiday, climb the Japanese Alps. One dies under mysterious circumstances, and later it is suggested that perhaps the man was...

1962 Japanese movie

A newlywed couple moves into an apartment complex where each family faces everyday problems.